Mark Byington

Mark Byington (born April 22, 1976) is an American basketball coach and former college basketball player. He is the head men's basketball coach at James Madison University.[1]

Mark Byington
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamJames Madison
ConferenceCAA
Record9–5 (.643)
Biographical details
Born (1976-04-22) April 22, 1976
Salem, Virginia
Playing career
1994–1998UNC Wilmington
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2002–2004College of Charleston (asst.)
2004–2005Virginia (asst.)
2005–2012College of Charleston (asst.)
2012College of Charleston (Interim HC)
2012–2013Virginia Tech (asst.)
2013–2020Georgia Southern
2020–presentJames Madison
Head coaching record
Overall147–105 (.583)

High school playing career

Mark Byington played high school basketball at Salem High School located in Salem, Virginia. He led the Salem Spartans coached by current Dobyns-Bennett head coach Charlie Morgan to a 26-1 record in the 1993-94 season and to the Group AA state championship defeating Louisa County. His #32 jersey has since been retired by Salem High School along with #11 Richard Morgan, who was an All-American.

College playing career

Byington was a three-year starter for the UNC Wilmington basketball team. He was awarded 2nd-team All-Colonial Athletic Association and All-CAA Defensive Team honors his senior year. In his four years at UNCW, he was a two-time CAA All-Academic selection and scored more than 1,000 points during his career.[2]

Coaching career

Byington spent nine seasons as an assistant coach at the College of Charleston, including seven as Bobby Cremins’ top assistant. The College of Charleston compiled a record of 194-100 and a 108-51 record in the Southern Conference during the years when Byington was an assistant coach. During those seasons, they also recorded six 20-win seasons, logged three Southern Conference South Division regular-season titles, advanced to the league's tournament championship game three times and made two appearances in the NIT.

After a one year assistant coaching stop at Virginia Tech, Byington was hired as the head coach at Georgia Southern.[3][4] In seven seasons with the Eagles, he guided them to a 131–97 overall record, with three-straight 20-win seasons in his final three seasons. On March 20, 2020, Byington was named the 11th head coach in James Madison history, replacing Louis Rowe.[5][6]

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
College of Charleston (Southern Conference) (2011–2012)
2011–12 College of Charleston 7–4*6–3*4th (South)
College of Charleston: 7–4 (.636)6–3 (.667)
Georgia Southern (Southern Conference) (2013–2014)
2013–14 Georgia Southern 15–196–10T–7th
Georgia Southern (Sun Belt Conference) (2014–2020)
2014–15 Georgia Southern 22–914–6T–2nd
2015–16 Georgia Southern 14–1710–105th
2016–17 Georgia Southern 18–1511–7T–3rdCBI First Round
2017–18 Georgia Southern 21–1211–73rd
2018–19 Georgia Southern 21–1212–6T–2nd
2019–20 Georgia Southern 20–1312–8T–4th
Georgia Southern: 131–97 (.575)78–54 (.591)
James Madison (CAA) (2020–present)
2020–21 James Madison 9–54–1
James Madison: 9–5 (.643)4–1 (.800)
Total:147–105 (.583)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

*Byington served as interim head coach after Bobby Cremins took a medical leave of absence.

References
  1. "Mark Byington - Head Coach - Staff Directory". James Madison University Athletics.
  2. "Georgia Southern Names Mark Byington Men's Basketball Coach". Georgia Southern Eagles. Archived from the original on 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
  3. "Georgia Southern hires new coach". ESPN. Retrieved 2013-06-06.
  4. "Mark Byington - Men's Basketball Coach". Georgia Southern University Athletics.
  5. "Mark Byington Named Men's Basketball Head Coach". James Madison University Athletics.
  6. Sports, WHSV. "JMU hires Mark Byington as men's basketball head coach". www.whsv.com.
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